Tianzhu (Chinese name of God)

Short description: Catholic Chinese translation for God

Tianzhu

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Tianzhu (Chinese: 天主; Wade–Giles: Tʻien-chu), meaning "Heavenly Master" or "Lord of Heaven", was the Chinese word used by the Jesuit China missions to designate God.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading

## History

The word first appeared in Michele Ruggieri's Chinese translation of the Decalogo, or Ten Commandments.[1] In 1584, Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci published their first catechism, Tiānzhǔ shílù (天主實錄, The Veritable Record of the Lord of Heaven).[2]

Matteo Ricci later wrote a catechism entitled Tiānzhŭ Shíyì (天主實義, The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven).[1][2]

Following the Chinese rites controversy, the term Tiānzhŭ was officially adopted by the Pope in 1715, who rejected alternative terms such as Tiān (天, "Heaven") and Shàngdì (上帝, "Supreme Emperor").[3]

"Catholicism" is most commonly rendered as Tiānzhǔjiào (天主教, "Religion of the Lord of Heaven"). An individual Catholic is Tiānzhŭjiào tú;[4] tú includes the meanings "disciple" and "believer."[5] The same hanja characters are used in the Korean words for Catholicism and Catholic believer.

## See also

* Chinese rites controversy
* Names of God
* Names of God in China
* Shangdi
* Shen (Chinese religion)
* Tian

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese traditions & universal civilization by Lionel M. Jensen p.73
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Jesuits: cultures, sciences, and the arts, 1540-1773, Volume 1 by John W. O'Malley p.365
3. ↑ Chinese Christians in America: conversion, assimilation, and adhesive identities by Fenggang Yang p.52
4. ↑ "Catholic", in Collins Chinese Concise Dictionary (2006), New York: HarperCollins.
5. ↑ "tú" in Collins Chinese Concise Dictionary (2006), New York: HarperCollins.

## Further reading

* Vincent Cronin (1955), The Wise Man from the West: Matteo Ricci and His Mission to China, New York: Dutton.
* 天主 (中國)

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Names of God

* in Baháʼísm
* In Chinese religions (1)
* In Chinese religions (2)
* In Christianity
* In Hinduism
* In Islam
* In Jainism
* In Judaism
* In Rastafarianism
* In Santeria
* In Sikhism
* In Zoroastrianism

* Acintya
* Adonai
* Ahura Mazda
* The All
* Allah
* Aten
* Bathala
* Bhagavan
* Brahma
* Brahman
* Cao Đài
* The Creator
* Dakini
* Deus
* Deva
* Devi
* Durga
* Ein Sof
* El
* Elohim
* El Elyon
* El Shaddai
* God
* God the Father
* Great Spirit
* Hiranyagarbha
* Haneullim
* Hu
* Hyang
* I Am that I Am
* Ik Onkar
* Ishvara
* Jah
* Jahbulon
* Kami
* Khuda
* Krishna
* Mahadeva
* Manitou
* Melek Taus
* Ngai
* Olodumare
* Ọlọrun
* Om
* The One of Neoplatonism
* The One (Tad Ekam) of Rigveda
* Parvardigar
* Purusha
* Rama
* Shakti
* Shangdi
* Shen
* Shiva
* Svayam Bhagavan
* Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto
* Tetragrammaton
* Tian
* Tianzhu
* Trimurti
* Trinity
* Vishnu
* Waheguru
* Wakan Tanka
* Xwedê
* YHWH
* Jehovah
* Yahweh

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